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After 13 years as the Executive Director of the Women’s Initiative for Self Empowerment (WISE), Dr. Wilhelmina Holder retired in January 2018. She first came to WISE when the position for Executive Director opened up in 2004 and saw it as an opportunity to be involved in her community. “I love education,” says Dr. Holder, “and this was focusing on helping youth and women get educated and empowering them to be successful. That was my goal. I wanted to help other people, so I applied.”